Facing Up to AIDS
The Socio-economic Impact in Southern Africa
Published in February 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
290 pages
978-0-333-57818-6 (ISBN)
Description
This is a novel and incisive study of a global plague which is threatening to engulf South Africa. Economists, demographers and health planners present a range of new methods of understanding the likely course of the disease, drawn from the most recent research and thinking by social scientists on the relationship between epidemic disease, economic growth and human resources. South Africa presents a unique opportunity for understanding AIDS, combining as it does Third World problems with a sophisticated infrastructure.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
458 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-57818-6 (9780333578186)
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Content
Preface - Acknowledgements - Notes on the Contributors - PART 1: SETTING THE SCENE - Introduction; A.Whiteside - The Global Pandemic of AIDS; D.FitzSimons - Current Research on the Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS: A Review of the International and South African Literature; J.Broomberg - PART 2: MODELLING THE AIDS IMPACT IN SOUTH AFRICA - South African trends and Projections of HIV Infection; H.Southall - The Impact of AIDS on the South African Population; P.Doyle - Modelling the Demographic Impact of AIDS: Potential Effects on the Black Population in South Africa; G.Brophy - PART 3: ECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS FOR SOUTH AFRICA - A Socio-Economic Analysis of the Long Run Effects of AIDS in South Africa; S.Cross - The Economic Impact of AIDS in South Africa; J.Broomberg, M.Steinberg, P.Masobe & G.Behr - Some Reflections on a Human Capital Approach to the Analysis of the Impact of AIDS on the South African Economy; G.Trotter - PART 4: THE AFRICAN EXPERIENCE - The Impact of AIDS on Industry in Zimbabwe; A.Whiteside - The Medical Costs of AIDS in Zimbabwe; R.Hore - Simple Methods for Monitoring the Socio-Economic Impact of AIDS: Lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa; T.Barnett & P.Blaikie - PART 5: FACING UP TO AIDS IN SOUTH AFRICA - Lessons from Tropical Africa for Addressing the HIV and AIDS Epidemic in South Africa; A.Fleming - Facing Up to AIDS; S.Cross - Index